Kaloyan of Bulgaria

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Kaloyan of Bulgaria was a powerful tsar of the Second Bulgarian Empire (r. 1197–1207) known for defeating the Crusaders at the Battle of Adrianople and expanding Bulgarian influence in the Balkans.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Kaloyan of Bulgaria canonical 14
Tsar Kaloyan 6
Kaloyan the Roman-slayer 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Tsar of Bulgaria ⓘ
medieval ruler ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
assassinatedBy conspirators from his entourage ⓘ
battle Battle of Adrianople (1205) ⓘ
Battle of Serres ⓘ
birthPlace Tarnovo ⓘ
capitalDuringReign Tarnovo ⓘ
captured Baldwin I of Constantinople ⓘ
causeOfDeath assassination ⓘ
claimedTitle King of the Bulgarians and Vlachs ⓘ
linked to: Tsar of Bulgaria
country Second Bulgarian Empire ⓘ
deathDate 1207 ⓘ
deathPlace near Thessalonica ⓘ
dynasticHouse House of Asen ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
expandedTo Macedonia ⓘ
linked to: Macedonia region

Thrace ⓘ
parts of Greece ⓘ
knownFor alliances with the Cumans ⓘ
conflicts with the Latin Empire ⓘ
defeating the Crusaders at the Battle of Adrianople (1205) ⓘ
expanding Bulgarian influence in the Balkans ⓘ
languageOfName Bulgarian ⓘ
nickname Kaloyan the Roman-slayer ⓘ
linked to: Kaloyan of Bulgaria
nobleFamily Asen dynasty ⓘ
opponent Baldwin I of Constantinople ⓘ
Boniface I of Montferrat ⓘ
Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
Latin Empire ⓘ
otherName Ioannitsa ⓘ
Iōannēs ⓘ
linked to: Ioan

Johannitsa ⓘ
policy played off Papacy and Byzantium to strengthen Bulgarian position ⓘ
positionHeld Tsar of the Bulgarians and Vlachs ⓘ
linked to: Tsar of Bulgaria
predecessor Peter IV of Bulgaria ⓘ
receivedCrownFrom papal legate ⓘ
reignEnd 1207 ⓘ
reignStart 1197 ⓘ
relative Ivan Asen I of Bulgaria ⓘ
linked to: Ivan Asen I

Peter IV of Bulgaria ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ
soughtTitleFrom Pope Innocent III ⓘ
spouse Cuman princess ⓘ
successor Boril of Bulgaria ⓘ
usedAllies Cuman cavalry ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Second Bulgarian Empire → notableRuler → Kaloyan of Bulgaria ⓘ
Baldwin I of Constantinople → capturedBy → Kaloyan of Bulgaria ⓘ
Henry of Flanders → conflictWith → Kaloyan of Bulgaria ⓘ
Asen dynasty → coFounder → Kaloyan of Bulgaria ⓘ
Asen dynasty → notableMember → Kaloyan of Bulgaria ⓘ
Ivan Asen I → successor → Kaloyan of Bulgaria ⓘ
Peter IV of Bulgaria → successor → Kaloyan of Bulgaria ⓘ
Peter IV of Bulgaria → relative → Kaloyan of Bulgaria ⓘ
Kaloyan of Bulgaria → nickname → Kaloyan the Roman-slayer ⓘ
linked to: Kaloyan of Bulgaria
Razgrad Province → hasSettlement → Tsar Kaloyan ⓘ
linked to: Kaloyan of Bulgaria
Baldwin of Flanders → capturedBy → Kaloyan of Bulgaria ⓘ
Battle of Adrianople (1205) → commander → Kaloyan of Bulgaria ⓘ
Battle of Adrianople (1205) → notableFigure → Tsar Kaloyan ⓘ
linked to: Kaloyan of Bulgaria
Maria of Bulgaria → father → Kaloyan of Bulgaria ⓘ
Maria of Bulgaria → relative → Kaloyan of Bulgaria ⓘ
Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders → capturedBy → Kaloyan of Bulgaria ⓘ
Battle of Serres → commandedBy → Kaloyan of Bulgaria ⓘ
Battle of Serres → belligerentLeader → Tsar Kaloyan ⓘ
linked to: Kaloyan of Bulgaria
Tsar Kaloyan Municipality → hasAdministrativeCenter → Tsar Kaloyan ⓘ
linked to: Kaloyan of Bulgaria
Tsar Kaloyan Municipality → hasSeat → Tsar Kaloyan ⓘ
linked to: Kaloyan of Bulgaria
Tsar Kaloyan Municipality → containsSettlement → Tsar Kaloyan ⓘ
linked to: Kaloyan of Bulgaria